New England Public Radio News

The Massachusetts Senate unveiled its response to a House plan for the state's next budget Wednesday.

Like many communities, Northampton, Massachusetts has seen an uptick in the number of people sleeping outside now that many emergency shelters have closed for the season.

UMass President Robert Caret and in-coming Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswammy were in Springfield today (Monday) to greet the city's elected and business leaders.

Writer and commentator Roland Merullo has had a life long love affair, with libraries.

It's annual town meeting season in Western Massachusetts and proposed zoning changes for renewable energy projects are appearing on town warrants across the region.

Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency officials will, for the first time, include public safety officials from the western part of the state in their annual hurricane preparedness meeting...

Tonight the Springfield City Council will vote on a resolution opposing a proposed Massachusetts law that would expand residents' right to use deadly force for self-defense.